Teapot

circa 1800-1815

The black reliefs on this teapot reflect the European craze for Egyptian designs in the two decadesfollowing the 1798 invasion of Egypt by Napoleon Bonaparte (French, 17691821).The Wedgwoodfactorys source for its Egyptian designs was Bernard Montfaucons 1719 publication, LAntiquitéExpliquée et Représentée en Figures, a volume of which is on view nearby.